Ants in liquor, mold in ice machine: Kansas City area restaurant inspections
From broken utensils to 2-month-old brisket, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants and a grocery store last week.
Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.
In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections. The lower the number of violations, the better.
Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly thereafter. The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations. They are available for Kansas City at inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and agriculture.ks.gov.
Here are the restaurants in Kansas City and Johnson County received seven or more critical violations or priority/priority foundation violations from June 29 to July 5. During that time, no restaurants in Wyandotte County reached the threshold.
Chosun Korean BBQ
- 12611 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park
- 14 priority and priority foundation violations for a July 1 routine inspection
At the Overland Park Korean barbecue restaurant, three of the coolers were too warm. This meant that 21 items, including raw meat and seafood, had to be thrown away. An open bottle of wound spray was stored directly above clean pans. More than 10 wooden and metal utensils were falling apart and held together “with duct tape, wire and broken wood.” Mold grew inside the ice machine.
The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Chosun Korean BBQ by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Ball’s Price Chopper in Olathe
- 15970 S. Mur-Len Road, Olathe
- 10 priority and priority foundation violations for a July 2 routine inspection
The deli cooler was not cold enough, so the store had to throw away more than 30 items, including rotisserie chicken, coleslaw and burnt ends. There was brisket that was close to 2 months old kept in the establishment. Two open containers of ricotta leaked onto the store shelves at the Olathe grocery store.
The scheduled follow up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Ball’s Price Chopper in Olathe by searching for the store on the Kansas inspection lookup.
The Brew Top
- 6601 W. 135th St., Suite A, Overland Park
- 8 priority and priority foundation violations for a July 1 routine inspection
Ants and winged bugs floated in two bottles of liquor at the Overland Park bar and grill located near Metcalf and 135th Street. Mold grew on lemons in the cooler.
A follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for The Brew Top by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
La Fresca Ice Cream and More (La Fresca Crepes and Ice Cream on Google)
- 928 E. Old 56 Highway, Olathe
- 8 priority and priority foundation violations for a July 1 complaint inspection
There was no handwashing sink in the kitchen prep area at this crepe and ice cream shop in Olathe. Employees said they don’t use sanitizer when washing dishes.
The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for La Fresca by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Minsky’s Pizza
- 427 Main St.
- 7 critical violations for a July 1 routine inspection
A cardboard box was used as a trash can at the River Market pizzeria. There was buildup in the ice machine.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a July 7 follow-up inspection. Read Minsky’s full report.
Kohinoor KC
- 921 McGee St.
- License suspended July 3
The license for the still-unopened downtown cocktail bar was suspended due to inactivity. The owner told The Star on Thursday, July 10, that the establishment was waiting on its liquor license.
